Obama Cairo Speech Stirs Mixed Feelings in the Holy Land - Yahoo! News

Obama Cairo Speech Stirs Mixed Feelings in the Holy Land - Yahoo! News: "In downtown Jerusalem, hardly any Israelis paused from their shopping to hear U.S. President Barack Obama's televised Cairo speech. Most will hear snippets of it tonight, rehashed and analyzed on the evening news. Obama has been portrayed favorably by the Israeli media, but lately, perhaps parroting the siege mentality of the new right-wing government, the media has attacked the White House for being too insistent on freezing Jewish settlement activity in the Palestinian territories, which the White House sees as vital to reviving peace talks."

Muslims see shift in Obama speech, no breakthrough - Yahoo! News

Muslims see shift in Obama speech, no breakthrough - Yahoo! News: "From shopkeepers and students to radical groups such as Hamas, many Muslims praised President Barack Obama's address Thursday as a positive shift in U.S. attitude and tone. But hard-liners criticized it as style over substance and said it lacked concrete proposals to turn the words into action."

Obama invokes Quran in key points of Cairo speech - Yahoo! News

Obama invokes Quran in key points of Cairo speech - Yahoo! News: "President Barack Obama's speech reaching out for a fresh start with the Islamic world was laced with references to the Quran and his Muslim roots."

House Republicans offer $23B list of spending cuts - Yahoo! News

House Republicans offer $23B list of spending cuts - Yahoo! News: "Responding to a challenge from President Barack Obama, House GOP leaders are offering up a roster of more than $23 billion in spending cuts over the next five years."

2 US journalists on trial in North Korea - Yahoo! News

2 US journalists on trial in North Korea - Yahoo! News: "Two American journalists faced trial Thursday in North Korea on accusations of illegal entry and 'hostile acts' in a case that could send them to a labor camp for 10 years. Back home, their families pleaded for leniency."